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The ascendancies for POE2 are just not fun. Not for casual gamers, not for most streamers it seems, so who are they made for?
I was just running my third ascendancy in Sekhemas. I had the boon that when you lost all honour, restore it with 50% less max honour. This boon got eaten AFTER I killed the second floor boss, because I got hit by an ice attack that did not even START until I killed both the twin golems. Why the FUCK is there a mechanic like that? Why does Honour even fucking exist? Both Sekhemas and Chaos are crap fucking gameplay. Chaos is slightly worse, as it is not ACTUALLY chaos, it is just "how can we screw the player over". Actual chaos would give the option for BOONS as well as penalties, but all we get are penalties. In Sekhemas, some shrines give boons (hooray), but they are not all over the place, oh and some shrines will give curses too, but you do not know WHAT curse will get applied so you might lose your only defensive layer (WHY IS THIS A MINOR AFFLICTION?!?!)
GGG, I get it. You want players to feel "friction" for some reason known only to Jonathan. He wants EVERY SINGLE THING TO BE KISS/CURSE. Someone, for the love of the game, PLEASE TELL HIM TO STOP. His "vision" will destroy this game, because it is inherently at odds with what an ARPG SHOULD be.
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oh and some shrines will give curses too
Which they tell you if you select the room and again if you go up to them and click them.
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lose your only defensive layer
Didn't know that afflictions can deny damage and dodge rolls? Therefore it is a minor affliction !=!!`!!§!=§!§I%OEJFDOIAS9fd8.
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Posted byOndrugs#1147on Jan 1, 2026, 2:14:42 PM
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I love trials, me and my friend try speed run it for fun. It's easy as once you know you can dodge roll most things and have some relics.
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Posted byMysteryMate#1408on Jan 1, 2026, 2:15:31 PM
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They are easy once you know, cmon guys...these are not called trials for nothing...learn your class, get strong, adapt...then do the trials, it's as simple as that...these are not things you must do to progress, you can come back later.
Tech guy
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Posted byWarrax#2850on Jan 1, 2026, 2:29:27 PM
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The ascendancies for POE2 are just not fun. Not for casual gamers, not for most streamers it seems, so who are they made for?
I was just running my third ascendancy in Sekhemas. I had the boon that when you lost all honour, restore it with 50% less max honour. This boon got eaten AFTER I killed the second floor boss, because I got hit by an ice attack that did not even START until I killed both the twin golems. Why the FUCK is there a mechanic like that? Why does Honour even fucking exist? Both Sekhemas and Chaos are crap fucking gameplay. Chaos is slightly worse, as it is not ACTUALLY chaos, it is just "how can we screw the player over". Actual chaos would give the option for BOONS as well as penalties, but all we get are penalties. In Sekhemas, some shrines give boons (hooray), but they are not all over the place, oh and some shrines will give curses too, but you do not know WHAT curse will get applied so you might lose your only defensive layer (WHY IS THIS A MINOR AFFLICTION?!?!)
GGG, I get it. You want players to feel "friction" for some reason known only to Jonathan. He wants EVERY SINGLE THING TO BE KISS/CURSE. Someone, for the love of the game, PLEASE TELL HIM TO STOP. His "vision" will destroy this game, because it is inherently at odds with what an ARPG SHOULD be.
I really hate to say this:
1) Your build probably suxs.
2) You probably do not have good knowledge of game mechanics.
3) You probably do not put in time, effort and dedication to learn from content providers on how to beat the game.
Many players have successfully complete the trials. Hence there must be something wrong with you if you are unable to complete the trials.
I suggest that you work hard, show some dedication and commitment, and put in some effort to learn the game.
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Posted bystkmro#2432on Jan 1, 2026, 2:59:13 PM
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Defenders always go on about learning your class/the game while trials literally don't follow the same logic and rules as the rest of the game. GGG/Jonathan don't understand that roguelike experiences are supposed to have strong boons that can shake up the feel of a run, and not 99% hindrances, some of which guarantee will brick a run.
My early access feedback (0.1): https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3639607
My Witch early access feedback (0.1): https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3632153
My 0.3 https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3850769 Last edited by Morghus#4174 on Jan 1, 2026, 3:25:31 PM
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Posted byMorghus#4174on Jan 1, 2026, 3:05:58 PM
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its an RNG mess.
Wish it was learn from your mistakes, the death is fair and so on, that would make it fun, but thats exactly what its not. The whole game is full of predatory RNG thats not there for the quality of the player expariance.
wait wait...
We have two coat hooks???? to hang excuses for poor performance,terrible mechanics, and shitty ideas!!!>
Is it RNG or Early Access xD?
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Posted byKaiserbla444#2834on Jan 1, 2026, 3:06:52 PM
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The ascendancies for POE2 are just not fun. Not for casual gamers, not for most streamers it seems, so who are they made for?
I was just running my third ascendancy in Sekhemas. I had the boon that when you lost all honour, restore it with 50% less max honour. This boon got eaten AFTER I killed the second floor boss, because I got hit by an ice attack that did not even START until I killed both the twin golems. Why the FUCK is there a mechanic like that? Why does Honour even fucking exist? Both Sekhemas and Chaos are crap fucking gameplay. Chaos is slightly worse, as it is not ACTUALLY chaos, it is just "how can we screw the player over". Actual chaos would give the option for BOONS as well as penalties, but all we get are penalties. In Sekhemas, some shrines give boons (hooray), but they are not all over the place, oh and some shrines will give curses too, but you do not know WHAT curse will get applied so you might lose your only defensive layer (WHY IS THIS A MINOR AFFLICTION?!?!)
GGG, I get it. You want players to feel "friction" for some reason known only to Jonathan. He wants EVERY SINGLE THING TO BE KISS/CURSE. Someone, for the love of the game, PLEASE TELL HIM TO STOP. His "vision" will destroy this game, because it is inherently at odds with what an ARPG SHOULD be.
I really hate to say this:
1) Your build probably suxs.
2) You probably do not have good knowledge of game mechanics.
3) You probably do not put in time, effort and dedication to learn from content providers on how to beat the game.
Many players have successfully complete the trials. Hence there must be something wrong with you if you are unable to complete the trials.
I suggest that you work hard, show some dedication and commitment, and put in some effort to learn the game.
Your third point negates your entire argument. Copying from someone else is not putting in time or effort lol.
[Removed by Support]. If reliance on someone to show you how to beat a game is how its meant to be played then I don't want to play it. Sekhemas is still an RNG mess.
By the fact that you rely on others to game for you and then you just copy what they do. I actually understand, you don't think for yourself so you probably cannot comprehend what the feedback is about.
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The ascendancies for POE2 are just not fun. Not for casual gamers, not for most streamers it seems, so who are they made for?
I was just running my third ascendancy in Sekhemas. I had the boon that when you lost all honour, restore it with 50% less max honour. This boon got eaten AFTER I killed the second floor boss, because I got hit by an ice attack that did not even START until I killed both the twin golems. Why the FUCK is there a mechanic like that? Why does Honour even fucking exist? Both Sekhemas and Chaos are crap fucking gameplay. Chaos is slightly worse, as it is not ACTUALLY chaos, it is just "how can we screw the player over". Actual chaos would give the option for BOONS as well as penalties, but all we get are penalties. In Sekhemas, some shrines give boons (hooray), but they are not all over the place, oh and some shrines will give curses too, but you do not know WHAT curse will get applied so you might lose your only defensive layer (WHY IS THIS A MINOR AFFLICTION?!?!)
GGG, I get it. You want players to feel "friction" for some reason known only to Jonathan. He wants EVERY SINGLE THING TO BE KISS/CURSE. Someone, for the love of the game, PLEASE TELL HIM TO STOP. His "vision" will destroy this game, because it is inherently at odds with what an ARPG SHOULD be.
I really hate to say this:
1) Your build probably suxs.
2) You probably do not have good knowledge of game mechanics.
3) You probably do not put in time, effort and dedication to learn from content providers on how to beat the game.
Many players have successfully complete the trials. Hence there must be something wrong with you if you are unable to complete the trials.
I suggest that you work hard, show some dedication and commitment, and put in some effort to learn the game.
I don't eat shit
it has nothing to do with it being too heavy
or me not having the stamina or commitment
or it being too hard to find my mouth
I don't eat shit.
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Posted byJitter912#4278on Jan 1, 2026, 3:37:18 PM
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I also don't enjoy Sekhemas much, but know some people who do.
The thing I agree with you most on is "Honour" just get rid of it, it's a mechanic that severely advantages certain defenses over others.
Literally just get rid of Honour and it's way better.
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Posted byHendel#1528on Jan 1, 2026, 5:24:05 PM
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And let's look at the counter arguments (again): Not a single soul is saying they enjoyed the trials, or had fun playing them.
I enjoy Trial of the Sekhemas and have fun playing them. In fact, I'm currently farming that content for Against The Darkness jewels. Dungeon crawl roguelikes are a big fave of mine, so I was excited to find it exists in both PoE1 and PoE2. Caves of Qud and Curse of the Dead Gods are among my favorite roguelike games to play, but the latter is much closer in gameplay than the former.
Fuck Trial of Chaos though. That has way too many negative modifiers that can make your run (near) unwinnable.
PoE players: Our game has a wide diversity of builds.
Also PoE players: The [league mechanic] doesn't need to be nerfed, you just need to play a [current meta] build!
And the winds will cry / and many men will die / and all the waves will bow down / to the Loreley Last edited by Pizzarugi#6258 on Jan 1, 2026, 5:47:54 PM
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